Polydextrose Enhances Calcium Absorption and Bone Retention in Ovariectomized Rats

Table 5

Ashes and organic femur content; ashes/organic ratio, Ca and P femur content and femur Ca/P ratio.

	SHAM	OVX	FOS	PDX
Ashes content (mg/100 g BW)	72.3 ± 2.4	44.1±2.5^∗	51.2±11.5^∗,#	54.8±1.9^∗,#
Organic content (mg/100 g BW)	74.4 ± 1.2	55.9±2.4^∗	57.2±1.5^∗	55.2±1.9^∗
Ashes/Organic ratio (mg/mg)	0.98 ± 0.22	0.79±0.08^∗	0.89±0.04^#	0.93±0.16^#
Femoral Ca content (mg/100 g BW)	29.9 ± 3.6	15.4±4.1^∗	18.7±2.2^∗,#	20.4±1.2^∗,#
Femoral P content (mg/100 g BW)	15.1 ± 3.3	7.6±1.6^∗	9.5±1.1^∗,#	10.2±1.2^∗,#
Femoral Ca/P ratio (mg/mg)	2.01 ± 0.11	2.00±0.12	2.07±0.20	2.11±0.25

Femur parameters were determined at the end of the experience. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. ∗P < 0.05 versus SHAM group; ∗P < 0.05 versus SHAM. Differences were analyzed by Bonferroni test after ANOVA.